Welcome to the Ochanoff, Goilov, Fiechter, Ferran,
Persohn, Graham & Co. "family roots" web site!
This web site started with the genealogy of my Grand
mother Marie Fiechter, born Countess Ochanoff - Goilov in 1895 in
Leova, Bessarabia, Russia (a small town now in the Republic of Moldova) and
our family
expedition to Moldova in 2004 in search of her ancestors. We only had
five names to go by: Ochanoff (Ohanov), Goilov (Goilav), Buiucliu (Buikliu),
Von Prunkul and Lebedeff (Lebedev).
Things quickly got out of control as more ancestors
were discovered, descendants and consorts were added ( I regret to admit,
I lost count of my grand-nephews and 2nd cousins! ).
I apologise
for mistakes & omissions, please send me some feedback... I also apologise
for writing it in English, I might translate it into French one day.
Our family is spread all around the world, but we do
keep in touch. This must be a side effect of the strong Armenian
connection we just discovered! I hope this web site will not only help
keep us together, but also help us finding long lost cousins.
The "expedition" to Moldova was great; Everywhere we went,
we were entertained like royalty by people who could ill afford to. I hope
one day we can reciprocate their hospitality, and do something to help a
few children out of their post-communist, mafia induced misery. Not as
easy as it sounds...
I sincerely hope you will enjoy browsing through this site
just as much as I enjoyed building it.
Monchique, July 8th, 2004
Dr. Jean Ferran
UPDATES
November 2024: A long awaited full update of the all
of the Ferran / Persohn line, thanks to François Ferran who has compiled al
the information from our father's dossiers and completed and confirmed it
through his own research! Thank you François for all the hard work.
August 2024: No, I'm not dead yet, just lazy...
Another update of the "All the families" file. No big discoveries in the
meantime. Can't believe I have been working on this for 20 years, and very
much feeling for the old Bessarabia in the present war.
Febuary 2023: Uploaded the last version of the master
database "All the families!" including some new discoveries in Moldova about
the Lebedev and Buicliu families and some corrections.
June 2022: A weak effort; I have updated an old photo
album of the Graham family between 1938 and 1955. Interesting photos of
Egypt... It is at
Photo Album Patricia Graham-Thomas 1930-1950s And also the photo albums
from Henri Ferran:
Henri Ferran &
Persohn Famille and his journey on "La Cassiopée" in 1928 & 1929:
La Cassiopée
January 2021: Added a new book (accessible under the
"Genealogy Main Site" tab), for the Bouscharain family which is associated
to us through René Fiechter's wife Jeanine Bouscharain and our American
cousins. and René Fiechter's pedigree to the first page. Also modernised the report of the Moldova expedition now available
in Powerpoint or pdf format. The quality of the photos is now much better!
April 2020: Several months of research by François
Ferran have yielded a few more generations of our ancestors on the Persohn's
side, thank you again to Odile Nguyen's hints and François's perseverance.
On the Graham side, a push from a correspondent, Jane from Ottawa in Canada,
has helped us sort out the Blackall / Blackhall family from Ireland. More to
come on this hopefully soon, but here is the update.
December 2019: Some interesting progress in Basel,
Switzerland, thanks to Geneanet and Odile Nguyen who very kindly gave us
some hints about the ancestors on the Ferran -> Persohn's side (not the
Fiechter side as you would have expected!).
August 2019: A long overdue update of
the whole website... a it was getting too large, I have now split the
database in two, the Graham-Thomas on one side and the Ferran-Fiechter on
the other. Hopefully it will make it easier to consult and to update!
December 2018: Completed the bulk of
the Ferran family research and there will be little to add in future. Thank
you François Ferran for all the hard work of checking and documenting the
family records.
March 2018: Another update on the
families de Malvezy and de Thézan by François Ferran. Unfortunately, the
connection to Claire de Tignières proved to be wrong :o( So Charlemagne
escapes from that side...
December 2017: A small update (but
much research work from F.F.!) on the Ferran from Gruissan.
September 2017: A serious upgrade on
two families: On the Ferran side, the genealogy of Claire de Tignières, and
guess what, another conection to Charlemagne, but also to "El Cid", Rodrigo
de Bivar and his lovely wife Ximena. And on my cousin's side, René Fiechter,
the full genealogy of his mother Jeanine Bouscharain tracing an old French
Protestant family through the centuries.
February 2017: The Ferrans of
Gruissan get a new look, and now trace their genealogy to the 12th century,
albeit through an illegitimate child... Check the Malvezy connection :o)
July 2016: Another big update of the
Ferran family, documented by François Ferran, with copies of all the acts.
April 2016: An update on the Rawson
family thanks to Stephen Killin's research.
January 2016: A routine update to
start the year, with corrections on the distant Walter Graham, Lockwood and
Duke in particular.
October 2015: Redesigned the Trip to
Moldova to make it more accessible, and various updates (in particular
"Ferran de Gruissan" thanks to François Ferran).
August 2015: Added some research on
the Blackall family in India, an removed incorrect information on the
Clementi family.
July 2015: Interesting breakthrough
on our Grahams (Douglas and Ana) who are not only twice related to
Charlemagne (on their father's side through the Rathbornes and on their
mother's side through the Stradlings), but also to Henri I Capet, King of
France, Edward I Plantagenet, and Edward III Kings of England through
various bloodlines. Not surprising they glow blue in the dark!
May 2015: A major update as I have
now incorporated the whole of the PERSOHN genealogy from Illzach as
researched by my father and published in 1984. It traces back to the old
families of Mulhouse and Basel in the 14th century.
May 2015: Updated the files with the
informations painstakingly gathered by my brother François about several
genearttions of the Ferran ancestors in Gruissan, Also some advances on the Mansergh
and Irvine families.
February 2015: Kicked back
into action by Anne van Weerden, researched and updated some of the Bayly
family from Ireland
December 2014: Following a visit by
the Douglas Graham family to the graveyards of Southern England, some photos
have appeared and been added to the site. Also a general update, bits and
pieces coming in...
September 2014: Having fun! According
to the Evans family pedigree, and the legends of the Tribes of Wales, our
Grahams would descend in straight line from Roman Emperor Mark-Anthony (more
famous for having an affair with Cleopatra) via
Syr Caradoc Vreichvras, a Knight
of the round table, and Genvissa, a daughter of Tiberius and
Julia Aggripina Minor who was married to Gweirydd, King of the Welsh
Silures Tribe... For details see:
Relationship between Douglas Graham and Mark-Anthony A lot of it is
legendary, so not to be taken too seriously!
July 2014: I cannot believe this site
is 10 years old! Various updates, I have been lazy recently; in fact
had not enough time to do serious research :o(
January 2014: A big update on the
Ferran direct line thanks to François' patient research in the French
archive. Now the line is fully documented and confirmed.
August 2013: Added 4 generations of
Rawsons thanks to George Thompson and Burke's "The Landed Gentry of
Ireland"
June 2013:
New finds on the Persohn family in Nice, and their collateral families
June 2013: Another update, some
corrections, an update on Ana's distant ancestors of the Litton family and a
sad thought for Mathieu who left us much before time:
“Those we love don’t go away,
They walk beside us every day,
Unseen, unheard, but always near,
Still loved, still missed, and very dear.”
March 2013: Added the massive
research done by François Ferran to document the genealogy of the
Ferran family (reconciliating Municipal, Notarial and Church archives).
Chapeau!
July 2012: Added the research about the
Ferran family in Asson (64) in the 16th century.
Link
here
June 2012: Update, the Guiraud family
connected to the Ferran main line. Always nice to find remote cousins!
March 2012: General update, plus
added a new line of relatives: Onslow Graham
June 2011: New details from George Graham
http://members.cox.net/ghgraham/
about the Hadden family, and a few more additions...
March 2011: Added new descendant
lines from Balthazar Ferran, and new discoveries around Hazel Dorothy Graham
February 2011: New cousins appeared
on the American Ramseyer family, so added quite a few new entries on that
side.
January 2011: A further update as
some babies are born and Gosselin have appeared... Also the website is moving
to a new address:
http://www.monchique.com/Ochanoff/
September 2010: Back to work and
research. The whole site has been updated|!
October 2008: Added hundreds of new relatives of
the Ferran family from my father's files, plus details on Arthur Thomas
from Ceylon, and the Graham family from South Africa.
July 2008: OK, I have not been working as hard as
I should have on the genealogy website! Still quite a few more
ancestors, and new members of the family have been added...
August 2007: Added the Wyldbore -Smith family
ancestors
May 2007: Completely redesigned the main
genealogy site, using now Legacy instead of PAF. Also found some Ohanov
cousins from Canada (Tordion)
November 2006: Added a further line on the Thomas
family (Agar), and some new nephews...
August 2006: Updated the whole site.
May 2006: Found a new family, some lost Graham's
cousins!
April 2006: Just back from a trip to Languedoc on
the trace of the Ferrans. Beautiful part of the world! I have added a
gallery of photos.
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